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Clean Cities is a U.S. Department of Energy program whose goal is to advance the environmental, economic, and energy security of the United States by supporting local decisions to adopt practices that contribute to the reduction of petroleum consumption in the transportation sector.
Clean Cities carries out this objective through a network of more than 90 volunteer, community-based coalitions which develop public/private partnerships to promote alternative fuels and vehicles, fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle reduction.
Why Clean Cities Was Started
The Clean Cities program was created to support the implementation of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992. EPAct includes both voluntary and mandatory measures to help reduce our nation's dependence on imported oil. EPAct requires fleets owned or operated by federal and state governments and alternative fuel providers to meet a portion of their light-duty vehicle acquisitions with alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). EPAct further requires fuel providers to use alternative fuels in their AFVs.
The Ann Arbor Area Clean Cities Coalition (AACC)
Founded in 1999, AACC is one of approximately 90 Clean Cities Coalitions that can be found throughout the country. At its start, the AACC offices were housed at Ann Arbor City Hall with local program coordination and support provided by the municipal government. In August 2006, Clean Energy Coalition, created specifically to house AACC, took over management responsibility of the program.
AACC provides a forum for members to share information, leverage their resources, develop joint projects, collaborate on public policy issues, and promote AFVs in our community. In the past nine years of effort, we have put over 7,000 vehicles on the roads in Washtenaw County that use alternate fuels.
Archive: AACC Newsletters
While AACC updates are currently made through Clean Energy Coalition newsletters, you can read archived AACC newsletters below:
AACC Meetings
The latest AACC meeting took place on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road Branch (map). Guest speakers included:
- Carmine Palombo from Southeast Michigan Council of Governments on the future of regional transportation. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Scott Greenlee and Dave DiShaw from DeAnza Fuel Group on their revolutionary ethanol microfueler. View their handout!
- Deb Maranger Menk from the Center for Automotive Research on the economic and environmental impacts of a corporate fleet vehicle purchase program. View her PowerPoint presentation!
Past Meeting Presentations
- Donna Davis, Technical Assistance Coordinator at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, discussed how organizations can benefit from the Michigan Clean Diesel Initiative. View her PowerPoint presentation!
- Griffin Burgh, Vice President of Operations of Fisher Coachworks, explored the fuel efficiency of their innovative transit vehicle designs. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- John Auld, Founder and CEO of Shocking Solutions, explained how supporting the advancement of plug-in vehicles will transform our transportation system. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Rob Bacyinski, Alternative Fuel Program Manager at DTE Energy, presented information on CNG Options for fleets. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Bob Kopach, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of the Solar Electric Vehicle Company, demonstrated to organizations how to get a free solar vehicle. View his PowerPoint presentation!
- Daniel Russo, President of GreenGoTek, discussed electric vehicles for every need. View his PowerPoint presentation!
Find Out More
Clean Cities is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy. To learn more about the program, please visit the Clean Cities website. If you would like to get involved in the Ann Arbor Clean Cities Coalition, or if you have any questions, contact:
Robyn Skodzinsky, Project Manager
888.818.0987 x 704
robyn@cec-mi.org
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